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*Founded in 1906 by John Kellogg, Irving Fisher, and Charles Davenport | *Founded in 1906 by John Kellogg, Irving Fisher, and Charles Davenport | ||
*wished to augment the [[Eugenics Records Office]]'s registry with its own database | |||
*sponsored two national conferences | |||
*# [[First National Conference on Race Betterment]] (1914) | |||
*# [[Second National Conference on Race Betterment]] (1915) | |||
*the Foundation's activities dwindled and ceased by the late 1950s | |||
====Sources==== | |||
[1] "Topic: Eugenics Organizations," The Eugenics Archive. http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/topics_fs.pl?theme=19&search=&matches= | |||
[2] Ruth C. Engs, ''The Progressive Era's Health Reform Movement: a Historical Dictionary,'' Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003. | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 29 April 2009
- Founded in 1906 by John Kellogg, Irving Fisher, and Charles Davenport
- wished to augment the Eugenics Records Office's registry with its own database
- sponsored two national conferences
- the Foundation's activities dwindled and ceased by the late 1950s
Sources
[1] "Topic: Eugenics Organizations," The Eugenics Archive. http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/topics_fs.pl?theme=19&search=&matches=
[2] Ruth C. Engs, The Progressive Era's Health Reform Movement: a Historical Dictionary, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003.
